50 pizzas were delivered to the plane as it refueled (Picture: Logan Marie Torres)

A legendary pilot bought pizza for the entire plane after the flight was severely delayed.

The flight from Washington DC to Denver was only supposed to take three hours, but bad weather forced the aircraft to land in Nebraska.

It was on the ground in Cheyenne refueling for around two hours when the captain came on the intercom and made the awesome announcement.

Logan Marie Torres told FOX 31: ‘He said “ladies and gentleman, Frontier Airlines is known for being one of the cheapest airlines in the US, but your captain is not cheap.”.

‘I just ordered pizza for the entire plane.’

This would never happen in the UK (Picture: Logan Marie Torres)

The 50 circles of happiness were delivered on the tarmac.

Logan, who was crowned Miss Colorado United States Teen 2014, added: ‘We want to applaud this Frontier Airlines captain who was so gracious to think of us and go out of his way to have pizza delivered to us on the plane!’

The passengers eventually arrived in Denver five hours later than scheduled – but all on full stomachs.